We prove that for normal operators $N_1,N_2\in ℒ\left(\mathscr{H}\right),$ the generalized commutator $[N_1,N_2;X]$ approaches zero when $[N_1,N_2;[N_1,N_2;X]]$ tends to zero in the norm of the Schatten-von Neumann class ${𝒞}_p$ with $p>1$ and $X$ varies in a bounded set of such a class.

We discuss some results about derivations and crossed homomorphisms arising in the context of locally compact groups and their group algebras, in particular, L¹(G), the von Neumann algebra VN(G) and actions of G on related algebras. We answer a question of Dales, Ghahramani, Grønbæk, showing that L¹(G) is always permanently weakly amenable. Then we show that for some classes of groups (e.g. IN-groups) the homology of L¹(G) with coefficients in VN(G) is trivial. But this is no longer true, in general,...

We study generalized derivations G defined on a complex Banach algebra A such that the spectrum σ(Gx) is finite for all x ∈ A. In particular, we show that if A is unital and semisimple, then G is inner and implemented by elements of the socle of A.

In this paper, we minimize the map Fp (X)= ||S−(AX−XB)||Pp , where the pair (A, B) has the property (F P )Cp , S ∈ Cp , X varies such that AX − XB ∈ Cp and Cp denotes the von Neumann-Schatten class.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 47B47, 47B10, 47A30.In this note, we characterize quasi-normality of two-sided multiplication, restricted to a norm ideal and we extend this result, to an important class which contains all quasi-normal operators. Also we give some applications of this result.

Let $𝒜$ be a noncommutative prime ring equipped with an involution ‘$*$’, and let ${𝒬}_{ms}\left(𝒜\right)$ be the maximal symmetric ring of quotients of $𝒜$. Consider the additive maps $\mathscr{H}$ and $𝒯:𝒜\to {𝒬}_{ms}\left(𝒜\right)$. We prove the following under some inevitable torsion restrictions. (a) If $m$ and $n$ are fixed positive integers such that $(m+n)𝒯\left(a^2\right)=m𝒯\left(a\right)a^{*}+na𝒯\left(a\right)$ for all $a\in 𝒜$ and $(m+n)\mathscr{H}\left(a^2\right)=m\mathscr{H}\left(a\right)a^{*}+na𝒯\left(a\right)$ for all $a\in 𝒜$, then $\mathscr{H}=0$. (b) If $𝒯\left(aba\right)=a𝒯\left(b\right)a^{*}$ for all $a,b\in 𝒜$, then $𝒯=0$. Furthermore, we characterize Jordan left $\tau$-centralizers in semiprime rings admitting an anti-automorphism $\tau$. As applications, we find the structure of...

It is proved that Riesz elements in the intersection of the kernel and the closure of the image of a family of derivations on a Banach algebra are quasinilpotent. Some related results are obtained.